Right wing Tyler Seguin moved to the top line with left wing Milan Lucic and center David Krejci to open the third period. And 14 seconds later, the game was tied at 1-1 when Seguin backhanded Krejci’s pass for his first non-empty net goal of the season.

Less than two minutes later, Krejci struck against Habs netminder Carey Price, assisted by Lucic and Seguin.

Amazingly, there are still fans who don’t understand or agree with the reasons for Julien’s methods, and those fans need to take a massive chill pill and a time machine back to the 2011 Stanley Cup run.

When word got out that rookie call-up Ryan Spooner would to center the fourth line with Lane MacDermid and Jamie Tardif on the wings, calls flooded 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Gresh and Zolak and Felger and Massarotti shows.

“Why isn’t Spooner on the second line with Seguin and Bergeron? ... I saw this kid in development camp and his skill level is so much better than that ... His talent will be wasted on the fourth line..."

And that’s just a small sample.

Keep in mind this was Spooner’s NHL debut, and at Montreal’s Bell Centre, perhaps one the most intimidating venues in the league. The kid was already excited and nervous, and fans wanted to start him on the second line?

It took Spooner a while to settle down. He looked lost at times, especially on the team’s first power-play opportunity, where he mishandled a pass from defenseman Dougie Hamilton, but as the game wore on, his confidence grew.

He and his linemates saw minimal ice time in the third period and watched from the bench for the final 16:15.

It was the right call for Julien to have Spooner on the fourth line, and a stellar move to shift a struggling Seguin.

Now the tough question is, will Julien keep Lucic, Krejci and Seguin together?

Julien said after Thursday’s practice that he’ll take the next two days to think about it.

Brad Marchand’s status remains up in the air for Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and could factor into Julien’s decision. Marchand sat out Wednesday with an upper-body injury he suffered in the second period of Saturday’s 1-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Whatever choice Julien makes, it’s certain to be the right one. But if not, he can always make those in-game adjustments. 